Therefore, O king, let my counsel please thee, and atone for thy sins by alms, and [thine] iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be God will be long-suffering to thy trespasses.
LXX2012
Daniel 4:27
the king answered and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for a royal residence, by the might of my power, for the honor of my glory?
Parallel Translations
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.”
Cross References
Isaiah 55:6–7Jonah 3:9Ezekiel 18:27–32Acts 8:22Luke 11:41Proverbs 16:6James 4:8–10Genesis 41:33–37Ephesians 4:28Psalms 41:1–3Galatians 5:13Matthew 3:8Isaiah 58:5–71 Peter 4:8Isaiah 58:10–12
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